French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Duc de Berry' (1818)

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Le Duc de Berry ➡ 1830 Glorieux
Nominal Guns	74	FWAS1786
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	21.8.1807	FWAS1786
Keel Laid Down	13.1.1812	FWAS1786
Named	8.1814	FWAS1786
Acquired	18.6.1818	FWAS1786
First Commissioned	7.1818	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	FWAS1786
Ship Class	Danube Group variant of Téméraire Class (1808)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	FWAS1786
Constructor	Aimé Jean Louis Nicolas René Le Dean (2^nd Baron Le Dean)French Ship Builder Service 1794-1837	ref:673
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1786
National Rate	Premier Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Razeed	1831	FWAS1786

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.8656 (183′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel155' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.344 (165′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Displacement2,900Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck172' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.8656 (183′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel155' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.344 (165′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Draught Forward21' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8208 (22′ 4″ Imperial)
Draught Aft23'French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.4975 (24′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

18.6.1818Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

18.6.1818Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)NNF-1800
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

1827Broadside Weight = 1182 French Livre (1275.6144 lbs 578.589 kg)W006
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle22 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1841 - 1841Capitaine en Secondref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
9.8.1830Renamed GlorieuxFNIII

Notes on Ship

Builderref:673

Le Dean in 1816

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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